Hotel and Travel

AACC has two hotel blocks available for hotel reservations, a large block at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, which is where the conference will be held; and a smaller block at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, which is located across the street from the Omni Shoreham. *FOR ONLINE HOTEL RESERVATIONS AT THE OMNI SHOREHAM, the conference host hotel: Click here.*

Please note: All participants are responsible for making their own hotel and travel arrangements.

Lodging: The conference will be held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel 2500 Calvert Street, NW, Washington, DC (phone 1-800-545-8700 or 202/234-0700). A large block of sleeping rooms is available at the Omni Shoreham Hotel; and a small block of rooms is available at the Marriott Wardman Park located at 2660 Woodley Road, NW, Washington, D.C. (phone 1-877-212-5752 or 1-506-474-2009).

Hotel Reservations:Participants are responsible for making their own hotel reservations at the Omni Shoreham Hotel or the Marriott Wardman Park by September 27, 2012.

The Omni Shoreham Hotel is the host hotel where we have a large hotel room block. Reservations at the Omni can be made by calling 1-800-545-8700 or by using the link for online reservations.

There is also a small block of rooms available at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, located across the street of the Omni Shoreham Hotel. Reservations at the Marriott Wardman can be made by calling 1-877-212-5752 or by using the link for online reservations.

If hotel reservations, for either property, are not made by September 27 (the cut-off date for guaranteed room reservations and special conference rate) you will be responsible for any difference in room costs above the conference rate. When you call the hotel, be sure to say that you are a part of the "ATE Conference." You will be required to provide a credit card to guarantee your room and cover any incidental fees accrued during your stay.

Hotel Costs: AACC will cover lodging expenses for designated participants: two rooms for projects, two rooms for centers, and five rooms per institution with more than two ATE grants for the nights of October 24 and 25. Conference participants with "Complimentary" registrations will have the cost of their hotel rooms for the nights of October 24 and 25 charged to the AACC master account. Incidental expenses are the responsibility of attendees.

AACC will assign these rooms to be covered on the master account following the September 27 reservation cut-off date. The cost of additional rooms (reserved by September 27) at both the Omni Shoreham Hotel and the Marriott Wardman Park is $234.00/single or double and will be billed to the individual.

Please note: If you are to receive a complimentary hotel room for two nights, please double check that your room has been coded correctly upon hotel check-in. If your room has not been properly coded to the master account, please report it to the conference registration desk so we can correct the billing prior to your check-out.

Travel:All attendees are responsible for their own travel arrangements. The closest airport to the hotel is the Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA), which is accessible by the Washington Metrorail System. Other area airports include Baltimore-Washington International (BWI) or Washington Dulles International (IAD).

Metrorail system: Reagan National Airport is accessible to the Washington Metrorail System. Participants should take the metro to Metro Center and transfer to the red line. The Omni Shoreham is located one block from the Woodley Park Metro Station on the red line. For further information on the metrorail system, please see www.wmata.com.

Directions from Reagan National Airport: Follow George Washington Pkwy. northbound to Wash. D.C.; follow past the Pentagon to the Memorial Bridge; while on the Bridge get into right lane and exit at Independence Ave.; follow Independence Ave. back under the Bridge along the Potomac River (this becomes Rock Creek Pkwy.); get into left lane; road splits after passing under Bridge, bear left; exit left at Calvert Street; turn left off ramp; hotel is located on the left.

Taxi Service: Washington Flyer Taxi, 703-661-6655. One way fares to DC are approximately $55.

Directions: Take the Dulles Airport Access Road to Route 66 East. Cross into DC on the Roosevelt Bridge onto Constitution Avenue. Take a left on 18th Street. Take a left on Connecticut Avenue. Go through the underpass at Dupont Circle. Cross the Taft Bridge. Take a left on Calvert Street. The Omni Hotel is one block up on the left.

Ground Transportation and Directions from Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI):(www.bwiairport.com)

Directions: Take 1-95 South to I-495 West (Capital Beltway) toward Silver Spring (Exit 33). Take Connecticut Avenue South toward Washington, DC. Proceed 5 miles, passing the National Zoo on the left. Proceed 5 blocks and take a right onto Calvert Street. The Omni Hotel is one block up on the left.